What I would Like to be Reborn as?

“Tikuli” has tagged me ages ago I guess now. The tag was “What I would like to be reborn as?” I couldn’t get the time to write something about it and then later I just couldn’t think properly. So after much of deliberation and by an impetus given by my friend “X”, I am finally able to write something here.

I have done a lot of facebook apps, which tell you what animal are you and bla bla bla. They told me that I should be a dog or a monkey - stupid enough. I have always fantasized being invisible - don’t want the world to see me. So I guess, if I were given chance I would like to be born as a “Chameleon” or may be an “Octopus”. I know the negative phrases associated with it but I don’t really believe much in old things. Then there are a lot of perspectives to see anything.

Why I fascinate being a Chameleon? Many reasons to it:

1.    I like change - change in my looks, my clothes and appearance. That doesn’t necessarily include change in my inner-self. A Chameleon changes its skin color but from inside it remains the same.

2.    I love to blend in to the group or the society I am in at that time. You would find me comfortable among diverse groups categorized by age, social status, ethnic or educational background. A Chameleon does the same. It adopts itself to the surroundings.

3.    Colors fascinate me too much. I don’t have a single favorite color. I love all the colors equally and blended together. I’m an amateur painter, so I love to play with them. Same does the Chameleon. It has Chromatophores under its transparent skin which gives it the most exotic of colors like red, yellow, green, blue, pink, brown, and even white.

4.    Then I like tree life. I remember when I was a kid I used to sit for hours up high among the branches of tall trees with my cousin “G”. Chameleon is much of an arboreal animal.

5.    One thing that I don’t have but Chameleons have is their eyes. They have a vision of 360 degrees, means they can see all around them without moving their head. But I guess if I had such ability I would be even lazier... hehehe

6.    Lastly, the most obvious reason for me to choose Chameleons is because I love reptiles. It would be any other of them if it were not Chameleon.

There are certain other features of Chameleons which can come handy IF you have them, like a long protrudable tongue, claws, and the fact that all the coolest people love to pet Chameleons. So any way, you tell me, have I justified myself appropriately?... lolz

In the end I tag,

Snow

Alagappan

(Photos by the courtesy of http://www.screameleons.com)